At the heart of the film’s charms are a pair of flawless performances by Laia Costa and Josh O’Connor, both superbly directed by writer-director Harry Wootliff in her very impressive feature debut. Mark Kermode, The Guardian

It was Laia Costa’s first time in Sundance but, if one is to judge from her career trajectory so far, it probably won’t be her last. The Catalan actress has become one of the biggest new promises of Hollywood. Gabriel Lerman, Golden Globes

Victoria garnered accolades at the Berlin Film Festival and more, amassing major awards for German director Sebastian Schipper, cinematographer Sturla Brandth Grøvlen and actor Laia Costa, who stars as Victoria. The film marks a sea change in the careers of Grøvlen, a Norwegian, and Costa, a Catalonian, who joined Schipper to create a film that evokes the vivacity and shadows of modern Europe at night.

Grøvlen and Costa corresponded back and forth about the singular experience of making Victoria, its audacious one-take and their continual script improvisation. Issue Magazine

Laia Costa was the star of “Victoria”, the English-language German thriller was filmed in a single shot and scored rave reviews, an actress nom at 2015’s EFA and a win at the German Film Awards. Emilio Mayorga, Variety